I'm late to the party here, but our Espar (installed when the boat was new) draws 20A for a minute or so on startup. After I replaced all the wiring from the batteries to the heater, it used to start with the motor off, but a couple of years ago it started not firing up without the motor or shorepower. I took it apart and cleaned it and went with Espar's advice to run it for an hour on high using kerosene, and for a season it worked just fine starting off the house batteries. Now it's getting balky again so I may have to redo the kerosene trick and maybe pull the glow plug for cleaning. An hour of run time hardly touched the level of kerosene in a gallon jug. I'd love to replace it with a new one, but they are really pricey now so I'll keep going with the 30+ year old unit until it finally won't run.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 12 February 2016 at 16:37, David Blair via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Jeff I am here in Victoria and thinking about whether a Wallas would be my > best choice. I have talked to the guys at Trotac a couple of times. I’d be > interested in hearing about your installation experience details. Could we > chat off line? I have a 34+ and getting a duct to the V berth would be > problematic. Thanks > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeff > Allston via CnC-List > *Sent:* Sunday, February 07, 2016 12:03 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Jeff Allston > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Diesel Heaters and installation > > > > Josh, > > > > That's one of their models. Mine is the furnace only, no stove/oven. > > > > See http://www.wallas.fi/index.php?id=45 for details. > > > > Jeff > > s/v Full Deck > > Victoria, BC > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 18:19:05 -0500 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Diesel Heaters and installation > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: muckl...@gmail.com > > Jeff, > > Is Wallas the diesel stove/oven that starts a blower when you close the > lid? Cool idea for getting propane off the boat. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Feb 6, 2016 1:19 PM, "Jeff Allston via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > I had a Wallas 30 Dt installed on my 32 two autumns ago. I live on the > boat in Victoria over the winter so it gets a fair amount of use. > > > > I went with a professional installer and it took him two days to get it > all done. It would have taken me significantly longer. The heater is > installed in the port lazarette tucked up under the coaming. It's a bit of > a pain to remove for servicing, but it's out of the way the rest of the > year. > > > > This model heater has two hot air ducts and two cold air returns. One cold > air return is under the cockpit seat on the port side and the other is in > the cabin on the bulkhead behind the fridge. Both hot air runs enter under > the sink and I have one outlet vent there. I ran the other duct under the > stove, behind the water tank, through the hanging locker and, finally, out > the bottom of the storage in the v berth. I wrapped the heating ducts with > insulation. Don't skip this step. > > > > It works great. I went with Wallas because the national distributor is in > town and I figured they would have all the parts and expertise I would ever > need. > > > > If you want more details, and there are many, let me know. > > > > Jeff > > s/v Full Deck > > Victoria > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 14:41:17 -0500 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Diesel Heaters and installation > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: stevanpla...@gmail.com > > Hi All, > > > > I'm starting to look at the Espar and Webasto units. Is anyone running one > on a 32? There's a good price jump from the Espar D2 to the D4. The > literature indicates the D2 is good to 26 feet of boat, so it sounds like I > need the D4 :( > > > > My use is Georgian Bay, just want to extend the season, not living aboard > in the winter. The boat is two hours away so there will be "maintenance" > trips in the spring and fall which means sleeping aboard, it can get quite > cold up there. > > > > I have to keep the temps warm for the boat parrot who'll be living aboard > with us while we cruise. We're planning three weeks in August this year so > it shouldn't be too much of an issue but it gets cold up there at night, > even in August. I imagine a D2 would be fine for cold summer nights but I > have ideas about maybe cruising the North Channel when the fall colours are > out. I don't want to limit myself. At the same time, I don't want to spend > money that could go elsewhere. > > > > The Newport Dickinson Diesel bulkhead heaters are pretty but I hear they > don't make quite enough heat. I'm leaning this way for the cost, but don't > want to be disappointed. Everyone says the Espar and Webastos are best. > > > > I'de be doing the installation myself in any case so am eager to hear from > others who have gone through it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve > > Suhana, C&C 32 > > Toronto > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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